Country Germany Disbanded 2007-07-01 Vehicle registration WR Capital Wernigerode | State Saxony-Anhalt Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 94,556 (2002) Date dissolved July 1, 2007 | |
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Wernigerode was a district (Kreis) in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Halberstadt, Quedlinburg, the district Nordhausen in Thuringia and the district Goslar in Lower Saxony.
Geography
The district is located at the northern end of the Harz mountains. The highest mountain of the Harz, the Brocken, is located in the southeast of the district.
References
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